Kelda L. Morris of Reston, Virginia, was born May 22, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and passed July 15, 2026 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Lexie L. Carter Jr. and Edith L. Bailey, both preceding her in death.

She attended Pittsburgh Public Schools and continued her education by taking various business classes. She married Donald M. Hickman Sr in 1956 and from that union was born two sons, Donald M. Hickman, Jr. and Brian L. Hickman.

She was employed at and retired from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare after twenty years of service. Beginning her career as a mail clerk and continually advancing her position to become, before retirement, the Supervising Chief Clerk of the Susquehanna Department of Public Assistance Clerical Office.

After her retirement she relocated to Reston, Virginia where she married the late Carl E. Morris, co founder of the National Association of Minority Media Executives Group, still in operation. While in Reston, Kelda was employed as an Executive Assistant at several computer companies including, Tandem, Compaq, Hewlett Packard and Cisco Systems.

Kelda is survived by her son Donald M. Hickman of Ashburn, Va., and his wife Lucretia,, her son Brian L. Hickman of Pittsburgh, Pa., and his wife Deborah; siblings Lexine E. Dent, Laura M. Jordan, Donald E. Carter and Renee D. Carter all of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Donna J. Clegg of Tampa, Fl. Two grandchildren; Tyler Chanel Hickman and Marcus Monroe Hickman of Ashburn, Va., many nieces and nephews, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.